SAP CL_ABAP_REGEX OO Class - Regular Expressions
CL_ABAP_REGEX is a standard SAP object class available within R/3 SAP systems depending on your version and release level. You can view/maintain the class details by entering its name into the relevant SAP transactions such as SE24, SE80 or even SE84. Below is the documentation available for class CL_ABAP_REGEX including details of:
- Interface class implementations
- Inheritance details
- Methods defined within class ( including link to full details )
- Attributes ( including initial values )
- Class Events
Method list of CL_ABAP_REGEX SAP class
A method is a coding block that performs a certain procedure (i.e. ABAP functionality) on an object within the overall SAP class. In simple terms if the object is an SAP database table a method could be the procedure to add a record or to delete a record. If you are new to OO in many respects, the implementation of a method is similar to a function module and can be called in a very similar way using CALL METHOD.
Instead of "CALL FUNCTION", Methods are referenced using the following syntax: CALL METHOD =>methodname EXPORTING/IMPORTING...
| Method Name | Description | Visability |
| CONSTRUCTOR | Generation of an Object for a Regular Expression | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CONSTRUCTOR...more details | ||
| CREATE_MATCHER | Assignment of a Char. String/Table to a Regular Expression | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CREATE_MATCHER...more details | ||
| CREATE_PCRE | Create Regex Instance for PCRE2 Regular Expressions | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CREATE_PCRE...more details | ||
| CREATE_POSIX | Create Regex Instance for Posix Regular Expressions | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CREATE_POSIX...more details | ||
| CREATE_XPATH2 | Create Regex Instance for XPATH 2.0 Regular Expressions | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CREATE_XPATH2...more details | ||
| CREATE_XSD | Create Regex Instance for XSD Regular Expressions | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>CREATE_XSD...more details | ||
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| DESTRUCTOR | Delete Machine (Internal Destructor) | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>DESTRUCTOR...more details | ||
| GET_REGEX_STANDARD | Get Used Regular Expression Standard | Public |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>GET_REGEX_STANDARD...more details | ||
| _COMPILE | (internal usage) | Private |
| CALL METHOD cl_abap_regex=>_COMPILE...more details | ||
CL_ABAP_REGEX attributes
List of attributes within class CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES. These can be referenced using the following syntax CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>. Although depending on where you are inserting the ABAP code you do need to check if the attribute is public or private.
| Name | Level | Description | Initial Value | Type | Visability |
| AUTOMATON | Instance Attribute | Finite Machine of Regular Expression | LIKE %_C_POINTER | Private | |
| LANGU | Instance Attribute | Locals Used | LIKE LANG | Private | |
| PATTERN | Instance Attribute | Pattern of Regular Expression | LIKE STRING | Public | |
| STANDARD | Instance Attribute | Regex Standard | LIKE REGEX_STANDARD | Private |
CL_ABAP_REGEX types
NEWLINE_MODE -REGEX_STANDARD -
UNICODE_HANDLING -
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